Rake.



G. M. LEHIGH.

RAKE. APPLICATION FILED 8EPT.10,1908.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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CLAUDE M. LEI-IIGH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. 2, 1909.

Application filed September 10, 1908. Serial No. 452,447.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE M. LEHIGH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rakes; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to a new and novel improvement in rakes.

The object of my invention is to provide a garden rake so constructedthat the rake teeth may be freed of any material collecting between theteeth.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 a side view of arake embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a top view of my rake. Fig. 3shows an enlarged detached detail of the U-shaped holding plate the viewbeing a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 shows a top view of theclearer bar.

The object of my invention is to provide a rake so constructed that theteeth of the same may be kept clean and free of any obstructing materialbetween the teeth thereof.

In the accompanying drawings 2 represents the rake handle to which anordinary rake head is secured comprising the teeth 1 projected from thehead 3.

In order to prevent any material from clogging between the rate teeth 1,I provide a perforated clearer bar 6 provided with a number of openingsthrough which the rake teeth 1 extend, as shown in Fig. 1. This clearerbar is provided with the two projecting brackets to which the slottedguide arms 7, 7 are secured. At their upper ends these guide arms areprovided with the pins 10 disclosed in Fig. 2. The arms 7 are secured tothe rake handle by means of suitable ears 7 Secured to the rake handle 2by means of the securing collars 13 is a U-shaped holding plate 16provided near one end with the shaft 17 supporting the rock arm 18 asdisclosed in Fig. 3. At its end this shaft 17 has secured to it the twoequi-formed gear sectors 20, 20. Extending from the sides of theU-shaped holding-plate are two supporting pins 22, each pin supportingan armprovided gear sector 24:, the arms 25 of which work into the slotsof the guide-arms and are held against the pins 10 as shown in Fig. 1.Secured to the rake handle 2 are the guide ears 26 and 27 through whichan operating bar 28 is made to pass which bar at its lower end issecured to the rockarm 18 as shown in Fig. 1. Now should any ma terialcollect and clog between the rake teeth 1 the operator would pull up therod 28 which is provided with a terminal finger hook 30 which wouldcause the gear sectors 20 to rock, resulting in the arm-provided gearsectors also being rocked so that the clearer bar 6 will be carrieddownward to remove any material that may have collected between the raketeeth. The device is light and simple and may be readily operated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Incombination with a toothed rake head having a handle, a perforatedclearer bar, means to guide said clearer bar longitudinally of the teethof said rake head comprising brackets projecting from said bar, guidearms secured to said brackets, ears slidably securing said guide arms tosaid rake handle, a bracket on said handle, an element connected to saidguide arms supported in said bracket, and means on said handle to{)otate said element and depress said clearer 2. In combination with atoothed rake head having a handle, a clearer bar, means to guide saidclearer bar longitudinally of the teeth of said rake head comprisingbrackets projecting from said bar, slotted guide arms secured tosaid'brackets, and ears slidably securing said slotted arms to said rakehandle; a bracket on said handle, an element connected to said guide armsupported in said bracket, a gear sector carried by said element, asecond gear sector meshing therewith, and means to rotate said secondgear sector and depress said clearer bar.

3. The combination with a rake head having a handle, of a clearer bar, apair of brackets projecting from said bar, guide arms secured to saidbrackets, ears slidably securing said arms to said rake handle, aholding plate provided with securing collars, a shaft mounted in saidholding plate, arms attached to said shaft and connected with the guidearm, a second shaft mounted in having a handle of a perforated clearerbar, the teeth of said rake passing through said bar perforations, twobrackets projecting from said bar, slotted guide-arms secured to 5 saidbrackets, ears slidably securing said slotted arms to said rake handle,a U-shaped holding plate, provided with securing collars, tWoarm-provided gear sectors pivotally secured to the sides of said holdingplate, a 10 shaft held by said plate, a rock-shaft mesh- 1 assess ingwith said arm provided gear sectors, and an operating bar secured tosaid rock arm, as set forth.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

CLAUDE M. LEHIGH.

Witnesses:

FRANK H. CULVER, JENNIE L. SCOTT.

